Greater New York Scholastic Chess Champ history

[jwiewel]

I recently received an e-mail that stated that the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship is America’s longest running scholastic chess tournament.

Does anybody know when it began? Was it in the '70s or in the '60s?

[Steve_Immitt]

@jwiewel

I recently received an e-mail that stated that the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship is America’s longest running scholastic chess tournament.

Does anybody know when it began? Was it in the '70s or in the '60s?

I did not send any emails, and I don’t know who did, but it sounds like what it should have said is that the tournament is the USCF’s longest-running scholastic (or, America’s longest-running, rated scholastic). Bill Goichberg founded the tournament in 1966, as I recall. The 2011 would thus be the 45th edition (having skipped 2004).